πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.3d
🍕 Fraction stories (+ and −)
Add/subtract fractions with like denominators; mixed numbers
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily painted 5/8 of a fence in the morning and 1/8 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Lily painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
2A ribbon is 7/8 of a meter long. Zoe cuts off 5/8 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
3Lily ran 2 9/10 miles on Saturday and 2 1/5 miles on Sunday. How far did Lily run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
4A sunflower was 5 1/2 feet tall. It grew 2 2/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Aiden walked 5/8 of a mile to the park and then 1/8 of a mile to school. How far did Aiden walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
6Omar ran 4 5/12 miles on Saturday and 1 1/4 miles on Sunday. How far did Omar run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
7Priya had 4/6 of a liter of juice and drank 3/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
8Zoe had 3 1/2 cups of flour and used 1 1/3 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
9A sunflower was 5 1/4 feet tall. It grew 1 7/12 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Priya walked 5/10 of a mile to the park and then 3/10 of a mile to school. How far did Priya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
11Leo ran 4 2/3 miles on Saturday and 1 1/2 miles on Sunday. How far did Leo run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
12Aiden painted 3/6 of a fence in the morning and 1/6 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Aiden painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 3/4 of the fence
- 2. 1/4 meter
- 3. 5 1/10 miles
- 4. 8 1/6 feet
- 5. 3/4 mile
- 6. 5 2/3 miles
- 7. 1/6 liter
- 8. 2 1/6 cups
- 9. 6 5/6 feet
- 10. 4/5 mile
- 11. 6 1/6 miles
- 12. 2/3 of the fence
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